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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.

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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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Beat Go Instrument Like Marry Rhythm Sound Start Voice Want Word
My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
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Unfortunately, man, a lot of places in America have to deal with unnecessary violence.
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I never cared for politics before Barack Obama. I never thought it mattered to people like me.
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I talk about life, and I make universal music with an American style – and that’s what I do.
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You know, rap is sort of like a form of talking, right? So it’s like you can hear, you know, the slaves doing it.
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Hear Know Like Rap Right Slave Sort Talk
Calling Michelle ‘Obama Barack’s baby mama?’ Tell me, is that acceptable? But the Obamas aren’t the only targets. Fox’s pattern of race-baiting and fear-mongering regularly focuses on black leaders, black institutions and ordinary black people.
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Acceptable Baby Mama Country Man Only People Person President Target Tell
Marley is someone before his time, man. He’s – he’s almost – he’s like a deity, like almost, you know what I mean?
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I go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and those words could be based on things that’s been on my mind for the past year, the past month, the past week, whatever; I write it.
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When I say ‘hip-hop is dead,’ basically, America is dead. There is no political voice. Music is dead.
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I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
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It speaks to your livelihood and it’s not compromised. It’s blunt. It’s raw, straight off the street – from the beat to the voice to the words.
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Beat Blunt Compromise Livelihood Speak Street Voice Word
When you have a daughter, you want to protect her from the things that I’ve seen out there, you know, the things that’s out there that ain’t good for her. It’s a crazy world we live in.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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All fatherhood is very important because single mothers shouldn’t have to raise sons or daughters; they need that help.
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Life Is Good’ represents the most beautiful, dramatic and heavy moments in my life.
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